Because the comics industry is different from other industries, the distribution cost and publicity cost are very horrible. If the profit sharing ratio is not agreed upon, it is almost impossible for the website to make money without the development of surrounding copyrights.
Therefore, the conditions that Okita Yukie gave to Long Tao were really too generous, and her sincerity could be seen.
It is no exaggeration to say that with the sky-high price given by Okita Yukie, if Long Tao's comic does not become a hit, then KY Animation will definitely suffer a loss.
In other words, Okita Yukie took the risk of loss because she was grateful and optimistic about Long Tao's anime and gave him this sky-high price.
When Long Tao heard the price offered by Okita Xuehui, he was also shocked.
Although Long Tao didn't know what the overall operating procedures of the Japanese comics industry were, he had heard before that the profit sharing ratio in the Japanese comics industry was low.
He never thought that Okita Yukie would give her such a good price.
Long Tao was very moved and admired Chongtian Xuehui's vision and courage.
As expected of the editor-in-chief of a large company, his vision and courage are truly unmatched by ordinary people.
However, Long Tao definitely wants more than just this.
Because he didn't achieve the expected goal he had set out to achieve.
Chapter 74: Confident men are the most attractive
Long Tao had previously discussed with Ishihara Mina, Uehara Shizuka and others the annual signing fee of 50 million yen.
If Long Tao's current comic contract fee is not 50 million yen a year, it would be very embarrassing if Long Tao was exposed later.
No matter what, Long Tao will fight for the guaranteed annual fee of 50 million yen.
What's more, for a super hit like "One Punch Man", 50 million yen a year is a lot, but not a lot. It's a very suitable price.
Therefore, Long Tao said seriously: "The price is low."
"what?"
Okita Xuehui was confused by Long Tao's words.
He didn't expect that after he mentioned the price, Long Tao would actually think that the price was too low.
She thought that it must be that Long Tao did not understand the market price, and could not help but explain to Long Tao: "Long Jun... let me tell you something."
Okita Yukie and Long Tao learned about the price of the entire comics market. When Long Tao heard the price of the comics market, and when she combined it with the price that Okita Yukie had given her before, Long Tao felt Okita Yukie's sincerity.
However, Long Tao still wanted the price he wanted.
"Sister Xue Hui, thank you for your trust and support, but the minimum price I want is 5000 million per year."
Upon hearing this, Okita Yukie frowned.
At this time, Long Tao explained: "We can set a step-by-step guarantee."
"In the first month, if the circulation is less than 10,000 copies, then we will follow your minimum guarantee. If the circulation exceeds 100,000 copies in the first week, then we will follow my instructions. How about that?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Okita Yukie asked in shock, "You mean, are you sure that the circulation of your comic book in the first week will exceed 100,000 copies?"
Long Tao smiled and didn't explain.
[Favorability +5. 】
Okita Yukie's favorability towards Long Tao has increased again.
Long Tao didn't say much, but Okita Xuehui noticed Long Tao's tone through his simple words.
Long Tao dared to say this because he was confident that the circulation of his comic book "One Punch Man" would exceed 100,000 copies in the first week.
The first week's circulation exceeded 100,000 copies. What a concept! This is a super-phenomenal exposure.
Under normal circumstances, if a new writer can sell a thousand copies in a week without any additional promotion or exposure, this is already a terrifying number of copies.
If it’s over a thousand, it’s a super hit.
In the entire history of Japanese comics, there are no more than ten new writers whose first-week circulation exceeds 10,000.
Under such circumstances, Long Tao was actually confident that the number of copies would exceed 100,000 in the first week. What on earth does this mean?
If Long Tao can achieve this result, it will be unprecedented, if not unmatched.
Then, even with such terrifying data and such an impossible task, Long Tao actually had confidence.
What kind of monster is this? How confident is he in his own abilities?
Okita Yukie couldn't even imagine it.
Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Long Tao to accomplish this, but Okita Yukie thought that Long Tao must have some means.
Could it be that Long Tao is planning to advertise on TV, or... use some other method.
The best way that Okita Yukie thought of was to advertise directly on TV or on the Internet.
However, with a circulation of over 100,000 copies in the first week and a guaranteed price of 50 million yen per year, Long Tao would definitely not make any profit.
If you don’t take the initiative to spend money on promotion, it will be impossible to reach such a number.
This made Okita Yukie a little confused.
What exactly is Long Tao hiding?
How many unexpected surprises does Long Tao have in store for her?
Okita Yukie didn't know that from the beginning to the end, Long Tao had never planned to go to the entertainment industry, let alone spend money on advertising on TV stations.
If you want him to spend money to do these things, Long Tao will never do it without excess returns.
After all, if he really spent money to make phone calls to TV stations, not to mention how much cost he could recover, the time required for the flow of investment to conversion was something Long Tao was unwilling to wait for.
What he needs is quick money to solve his problems and difficulties quickly, rather than going through a long period of time to get the money back.
The fundamental reason why he set up a tiered charging system was because after kissing Mina Ishihara, he got a card with 100,000 exposures.
Under normal circumstances, it is almost impossible to reach a circulation of 100,000 per week.
And now, Long Tao has this exposure card of the system, which means it is a sure thing for Long Tao.
This is also the core reason why Long Tao and Okita Xuehui asked for a guaranteed price of 50 million.
With a circulation of 100,000 copies in the first week, Long Tao believed that KY Animation Club and the parent company would try every possible means to use it as a gimmick for massive publicity.
With this opening, with the ability and exposure of KY Animation, plus the quality of "One Punch Man" itself, this comic will definitely be a big hit.
After "One Punch Man" became a hit, it became very easy for both Long Tao and KY Animation Club to make money.
Since Okita Yukie was so good to him, Long Tao naturally couldn't let her down.
Not only will Long Tao not let her down, but if he has the chance, he will conquer her.
Right now, it is the best choice.
Chapter 75: Aren’t you cold wearing black stockings?
Okita Yukie asked solemnly, "Long Jun, are you really sure that you can publish more than 10,000 copies in a week?"
Okita Yukie asked the question very implicitly, of course, this was only relative to Long Tao, the question was very implicit.
but...
Okita Yukie still felt that this question was very bold.
If Long Tao's comic can sell more than 10,000 copies in a week, then the sales in the first month will be at least 100,000 copies.
This is the fermentation effect of anime.
If Long Tao really has such a powerful comic, then for Okita Xuehui, she will be one step closer to her dream.
Now KY Animation Club has no shortage of ordinary works, but what it lacks is super popular comics.
For a medium-sized comics company like KY, the speed of making money is too slow. If you want to speed up the process of making money, there is only one way.
That is...
Here comes a hit.
The impact of popular comics is huge. Not only can they bring huge profits to them themselves, but more importantly, the publicity effect and scale effect.
Only by becoming famous and having a hit product can the accumulated copyright be commercialized quickly. Therefore, this is why Okita Xuehui attaches great importance to Long Tao.
If Long Tao is confident that more than 10,000 copies can be sold within a week, then they can write many articles based on this topic, and by then, the entire company will be completely revitalized.
At that time, they no longer have to worry about the commercial monetization of these copyrights.
KY Animation Club became completely famous.
There is a very embarrassing thing for comics and Internet companies, that is, they are not afraid of being affected by a bad reputation. What they fear most is dying in obscurity.
This is very scary for many animation companies.
After hearing what Okita Yukie said, Long Tao nodded and said seriously, "There is no problem at all in publishing more than two volumes in the first week."
Originally, Long Tao was going to say that the result was the same as before.
That is, 100,000 copies can be sold within a week.
However, Long Tao had just heard some information related to the comics industry from Okita Yukie. Long Tao was worried that if the number he mentioned was really too large, what would happen if he scared Okita Yukie?
Therefore, Long Tao gave a number that he thought was very conservative.
Even though Okita Xuehui was mentally prepared, she was still shocked when she heard the number that Long Tao said.
Twenty thousand copies a week, that’s horrible!
What is Long Tao’s trump card?
Okita Yukie was very curious.
Once a girl becomes curious about a boy, this attraction is extremely fatal.
From the moment the two started chatting, Okita Xuehui developed a strong curiosity about Long Tao.
Now, coupled with Long Tao's strength, this naturally made Okita Xuehui quite fond of him. So, Okita Xuehui agreed to Long Tao's conditions. However, she did not ask for 100,000 in the first week, she only asked for 10,000 in the first week.
The conditions are still the same as before. If Long Tao can exceed 10,000 in the first week, then she will give Long Tao a guaranteed 50 million.
When Long Tao heard that Okita Xuehui had made the decision so quickly, he couldn't help but feel a little confused, and asked curiously: "Does your editor-in-chief have such great authority? Why don't you go back and discuss it first?"
According to Long Tao, no matter what, Okita Yukie should not have such great authority.
Under normal circumstances, the content department of a medium-sized company will have an editor-in-chief, chief editor, manager, and boss.
This is a normal setting.
As the editor-in-chief, Yukie Okita has several levels above her, so she should not have any extra authority.
And now, Okita Yukie has decided to directly layout the layout.
This made Long Tao a little confused.
Does Okita Yukie have such great authority?
Therefore, Long Tao reminded Okita Xuehui whether she should call and ask for her leader's opinion.
A guaranteed annual salary of 5000 million is not a small amount.
Even in Japan, this is an extremely exaggerated number.
Okita Xuehui heard Long Tao's words and chuckled, "It's okay, I can make the decision."
Hearing this, Long Tao became more confused.
Seeing that Long Tao was a little confused, Okita Xuehui explained: "I am the boss of KY Animation Company."
When Long Tao heard what Okita Xuehui said, he suddenly understood. No wonder an editor-in-chief had such a big say. It turned out that his father was the boss of KY Animation Club.
No wonder.
No wonder.
Normally speaking, Okita Yukie would never have such great authority.
Now that I’ve heard of this identity, it makes sense that he has such great authority.
After receiving this reply, Long Tao agreed to sign the contract with Okita Yukie. With the conditions given by Okita Yukie, it is almost impossible to find a second company in Japan that can offer such good conditions.
There is no problem at all with "One Punch Man" being released by KY Animation.
"Thank you, Long Jun."
